running back with most fumbles per season

Joe Cribbs has the most fumbles by a running back in a season, with 16 fumbles in his rookie season in 1980.

	NAME	FUM	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Joe Cribbs J. Cribbs	16	1980	BUF	16	1,185	306	3.9	74.1	11	415	52	8.0	25.9	1
2	Terry Metcalf T. Metcalf	15	1976	STL	12	537	134	4.0	44.8	3	388	33	11.8	32.3	4
3	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	14	1984	RAM	16	2,105	379	5.6	131.6	14	139	21	6.6	8.7	0
4	Marcus Allen M. Allen	14	1983	RAI	16	1,014	266	3.8	63.4	9	590	68	8.7	36.9	2
5	Wilbert Montgomery W. Montgomery	14	1979	PHI	16	1,512	338	4.5	94.5	9	494	41	12.0	30.9	5
6	Terry Metcalf T. Metcalf	14	1974	STL	14	718	152	4.7	51.3	6	377	50	7.5	26.9	1
7	Tommy Mason T. Mason	14	1963	MIN	13	763	166	4.6	58.7	7	365	40	9.1	28.1	2
8	John David Crow J. David Crow	14	1962	STL	14	751	192	3.9	53.6	14	246	23	10.7	17.6	3
9	Wendell Tyler W. Tyler	13	1984	SF	16	1,262	246	5.1	78.9	7	230	28	8.2	14.4	2
10	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	13	1983	RAM	16	1,808	390	4.6	113.0	18	404	51	7.9	25.3	2
11	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	13	1981	STL	16	1,376	328	4.2	86.0	9	387	51	7.6	24.2	0
12	George Rogers G. Rogers	13	1981	NO	16	1,674	378	4.4	104.6	13	126	16	7.9	7.9	0
13	Carl Garrett C. Garrett	13	1973	CHI	13	655	175	3.7	50.4	5	292	23	12.7	22.5	0
14	Tony Teresa T. Teresa	13	1960	OAK	14	608	139	4.4	43.4	6	393	35	11.2	28.1	4
15	Johnny Olszewski J. Olszewski	13	1956	CHC	11	598	157	3.8	54.4	2	182	17	10.7	16.5	0
16	Garrison Hearst G. Hearst	12	1995	ARI	16	1,070	284	3.8	66.9	1	243	29	8.4	15.2	1
17	Cleveland Gary C. Gary	12	1990	RAM	15	808	204	4.0	53.9	14	150	30	5.0	10.0	1
18	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	12	1986	RAM	16	1,821	404	4.5	113.8	11	205	26	7.9	12.8	0
19	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	12	1984	DAL	16	1,189	302	3.9	74.3	6	459	51	9.0	28.7	1
20	William Andrews W. Andrews	12	1981	ATL	16	1,301	289	4.5	81.3	10	735	81	9.1	45.9	2
21	Joe Cribbs J. Cribbs	12	1981	BUF	15	1,097	257	4.3	73.1	3	603	40	15.1	40.2	7
22	Billy Sims B. Sims	12	1980	DET	16	1,303	313	4.2	81.4	13	621	51	12.2	38.8	3
23	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	12	1978	DAL	16	1,325	290	4.6	82.8	7	378	37	10.2	23.6	2
24	Greg Pruitt G. Pruitt	12	1978	CLE	12	960	176	5.5	80.0	3	292	38	7.7	24.3	2
25	Joe Washington J. Washington	12	1978	BAL	16	956	240	4.0	59.8	0	377	45	8.4	23.6	1

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